The OSHA and AIHA Alliance focuses on providing AIHA members and others with information, guidance and access to training resources to help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly by focusing on construction and general industry issues and emergency response.

Implementation Team Members

OSHA

Brett Besser

Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)

Todd Briggs

Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP)

Rob Sanders

Office of Small Business Assistance, DCSP

AIHA

David Hicks

Manager, Technical Initiatives

Implementation Team Meetings

November 11, 2009 - Implementation Team Meeting

March 11, 2010 - Implementation Team Meeting

August 5, 2010 - Implementation Team Meeting

In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from each organization, Todd Briggs and David Hicks, spoke regularly to discuss and plan the activities and programs listed under events and products, including AIHA's support for 2010 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week.

Results

Events and Products

Outreach and Communication Goals

Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the AIHA's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.

Safety Alert: Ventilation Procedures in Shipyard Employment

AIHA representatives, along with other Alliance Program participants, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the American Shipbuilding Association (ASA), and the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) developed "Safety Alert: Ventilation Procedures in Shipyard Employment." The alert was finalized and posted to the SCA Web site and linked to from the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Program Web page in August 2010.

The OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site continues to be updated and includes links to the OSHA and AIHA Alliance agreement, renewal agreements, related documents, activities and events, news releases, and milestones and successes. For more information on the number of visits to the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page, please see the "Alliance Program Reach" table.

AIHA and OSHA Alliance Web Page

AIHA continues to update the AIHA and OSHA Alliance Web page on the organization's Web site with information about the Alliance and links to OSHA's compliance assistance resources, including the OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages, and other Alliance-developed products such as Safety Alerts and QuickTips.

Print and Electronic Media

Articles on the OSHA and AIHA Alliance appeared in a number of print and online publications, including: EHS Today and Fleet Daily. For more information on the articles, please see the "Alliance Program Reach" table.

Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding AIHA's best practices or effective approaches, with a focus on small and medium size businesses, and publicize results through outreach by AIHA and through OSHA- or AIHA developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, lectures.

During this reporting period, OSHA and AIHA did not work on projects to address this goal.

Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or ASSE’s conferences, local meetings, or other events such as ASSE’s annual Professional Development Conference (PDC).

Mary Ann Latko, Director, Science and Technical Initiatives, AIHA, delivered an update on the activities of the OSHA and AIHA Alliance to more 200 safety and health professionals from the Washington, DC area. OSHA senior staff also delivered updates on the Agency's compliance assistance and cooperative program activities.

Encourage AIHA local sections to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues addressed through the Alliance.

During the reporting period, there were no Alliances signed between OSHA Regional/Area Offices and AIHA local chapters.

Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on ergonomics and hazard communication that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, May 2-8, 2010

On May 2-8, 2010, the American Industrial Hygiene Association Alliance and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported the 2010 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by ASSE and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The theme for 2010 was "Mission NAOSH 2010: Safe Workplaces." David Hicks, Manager, Technical Initiatives, AIHA, attended the event, which, along with a number of other Alliance Program participants, supported the Week.

Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health

Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions or stakeholder meetings on ergonomics and hazard communication issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on health and safety issues.

On November 19, 2009, David Hicks, Manager, Technical Initiatives, participated in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable Joint Design for Safety and Fall Protection Workgroup meeting in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, Alliance Program participants discussed products developed through the DFS and Fall Protection Workgroups and identified potential projects and compliance assistance resources to help address safety and health hazards in the construction industry.

OSHA Small Business Forum, "Green Jobs: Safety and Health Outlook for Workers and Small Employers," April 1, 2010, DOL, Washington, DC.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants attended the "Green Jobs: Safety and Health Outlook for Workers and Small Employers" OSHA Small Business Forum on April 1, 2010, in Washington, DC. David Hicks, Manager, Technical Initiatives, represented AIHA at the event.

On July 29, 2010, David Hicks, Manager, Technical Initiatives, participated in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable meeting in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, Alliance Program participants discussed products developed through the Roundtable and identified potential projects and compliance assistance resources to help address safety and health hazards in the construction industry.

Executive Summary

During the reporting period, OSHA and AIHA continued to work to reduce and prevent worker exposure to construction and general industry issues as well as emergency response in the workplace. Through the agreement, the organizations pursued a number of projects and activities addressing occupational safety and health issues.

For example, AIHA worked with other Alliance Program participants, ASSE, ASA, NSRP, and SCA to develop a safety alert focusing on ventilation procedures in shipyard employment.

OSHA representatives delivered safety and health presentations and exhibited at the 2010 AIHce, May 22-27, in Denver, Colorado.

OSHA representatives also delivered presentations at the Potomac Section of AIHA and National Capital Chapter of ASSE Joint Chapter meeting at DOL, on March 25, 2010, in Washington, DC.

AIHA members serve on the editorial board of numerous OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages addressing such issues as motor vehicle safety, machine guarding, and making the business case for safety and health. AIHA members also serve on the editorial board of the Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool.

The OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page continues to be updated and features links to the Alliance agreement, renewal agreements, related documents, activities and events, and milestones and successes. In addition, the AIHA and OSHA Alliance Web page links to the OSHA Ergonomics Safety and Health Topics page that provides AIHA members and other visitors to the site with resources for addressing ergonomic-related hazards.

Lastly, AIHA representatives helped to address safety and health hazards in the general and construction industries by supporting 2010 NAOSH Week, "Mission 2010: Safe Workplaces," and participating in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable.

Alliance Program Reach

Type of Activity

Number of Individuals Reached

February 23, 2010: "American Society of Safety Engineers, OSHA, to Look at Work Safety Systems During Annual NAOSH Week"

In the upcoming year, OSHA and AIHA will undertake a number of activities and develop a number of products in order to meet the goals of the cooperative agreement.

For example, during the 2011 AIHce Expo, May 14-19, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, OSHA will staff an exhibit booth and a number of Agency personnel from the Agency's National and Regional/Area Offices will speak to the attendees during the plenary and workshop sessions.

AIHA representatives will participate in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable meetings to help address safety and health hazards in the construction industry.

AIHA and OSHA representatives will deliver presentations at the Potomac Section of AIHA and National Capital Chapter of ASSE Joint Chapter meeting, on March 24, 2011, in Washington, DC.

AIHA will also work collaboratively with the ASSE, ASA, NSRP, and SCA to develop a Safety Alert for workers focusing on ergonomic- and ventilation-related hazards in shipyard employment AIHA will reformat the documents after they are translated by ASSE.

AIHA members will continue to serve on the editorial board of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics page's, including Confined Space, Control of Hazardous Energy, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Making the Business Case for Safety and Health, and Safety and Health Programs. AIHA members will also continue to serve on the editorial board of OSHA's Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool.

Lastly, AIHA will support and promote 2011 NAOSH Week, May 1-7, 2011, "Celebrating a Century of Safety" with ASSE and numerous other Alliance Program participants. AIHA representatives will attend the 2011 NAOSH Week Kick-off event on May 2, 2011, at DOL in Washington, DC.

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